Kazige Surname

398,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 883 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kazige Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kazige Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5561:95,2199,480
DR Congo2871:257,42024,363
Uganda401:975,98242,738

Kazige (45) may also be a first name.

Kazige Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kazige Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kazige is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kazige? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 398,612th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,253,166 people. The last name Kazige occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kazige live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kazige is also the 1,504,468th most frequently held given name worldwide. It is borne by 45 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 556 people, or 1 in 95,219. In Tanzania Kazige is mostly concentrated in: Tabora Region, where 39 percent reside, Geita Region, where 29 percent reside and Kagera Region, where 25 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside and Uganda, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaziguye862/
Kasige83717/
Kaziga83508/
Kazigi8350/
Kazege8346/
Kazije8311/
Kagige837/
Kajige831/
Kazise831/
Kezige831/
Kaziega7716/
Kauzege7713/
Kaisige7712/
Kasigye7711/
Khaziga776/
Kazegye772/
Kazuize771/
Kazigui771/
Kasighe771/
Kouziger711/
Khozaige711/
Khasigye711/
Kazizi673,809/
Kazeze671,967/
Kazici671,512/
Kasege671,484/
Kagezi671,483/
Kazeza67460/
Kagize67328/
Kajege67296/
Kaziza67260/
Kasigi67231/
Kazeji67144/
Kagege67123/
Kagigi6771/
Kagizi6750/
Caziga6750/
Kagesi6745/
Kazezi6737/
Kaciga6732/
Kaziji6727/
Kosige6726/
Kazisi6725/
Kaseze6724/
Katshinge6721/
Kajigi6718/
Kajeze6713/
Kasizi679/
Kazega677/
Kasise676/
Kajezi673/
Kozice673/
Kacezi672/
Kasije672/
Kasezi672/
Kesige672/
Kageze672/
Kajice671/
Khazhighi671/
Kajizi671/
Kagexh671/
Kozize671/
Kazesi671/
Kazeje671/
Kacice671/
Kajise671/
Cazise671/
Casige671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kazige
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